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Finale for Windows

File menu View menu

New (default new action) Switch between Page and Scroll Views
Open Studio View
Close document Zoom in
Save Zoom out
Print Custom zoom 1
Quit Custom zoom 2
Custom zoom 3
Edit menu
View at x %
Undo
Fit in window
Redo
Fit width
Select all
Change layer
Use Filter
Edit Filter Navigation
Cut Page View: up full screen
Copy Page View: down full screen
Insert Page View: previous page
Insert and Filter Page View: next page
Paste Page View: left one screen
Paste and Filter Page View: right one screen
Paste Multiple Page View: first page
Clear all items Page View: last page
Delete measure stack Page View: top left of leftmost viewable page
Page View: bottom right of rightmost viewable page
Utilities menu
Page View: one increment right horizontally
Update layout
Page View: one increment left horizontally
Transpose down one step diatonically
Scroll View: forward screenful of measures
Transpose up one step diatonically
Scroll View: backward screenful of measures
Transpose down octave diatonically
Scroll View: beginning of score/part
Transpose up octave diatonically
Scroll View: end of score/part
Lock systems
One increment up vertically
Unlock systems
One increment down vertically
Fit measures dialog box
Previous part
Apply Note Spacing
Next part
Apply Beat Spacing
Last viewed part
Move to previous/next system
Zoom in to position

Window menu Zoom out from position

Show/hide Score Manager Drag visible region

Show/hide Mixer
Switch between windows
 Keyboard Shortcuts
Playback/General Expression tool
Play Move expression without changing attachment point
Stop playback Add selected expression to staff above
Play from measure Add selected expression to staff below
Play individual staff Add selected expression to all staves to top of system
Scrub playback Add selected expression to all staves to bottom of system
Scrub individual staff Add selected expression to all staves in system
Select Yes in dialog box Add selected expression to specific staves
Select No in dialog box
Lyrics tool
OK all open dialog boxes
Type Into Score: previous verse/chorus/section
Cancel all open dialog boxes
Type Into Score: next verse/chorus/section
Define shortcut for tool
Adjust Syllables: left justify syllable
Choose defined tool
Adjust Syllables: center justify syllable
Document Options
Adjust Syllables: right justify syllable
Apply metatool
Adjust Syllables: align syllable to left
Program metatool
Adjust Syllables: center syllable horizontally
Add again (most recent marking)
Adjust Syllabels: align syllable to right
Switch to Selection tool

Text tool
Selection tool
Left justify in text block
Expand selection: previous beat
Center justify in text block
Expand selection: next beat
Right justify in text block
Expand selection: beginning of measure
Full justify in text block
Expand selection: end of measure
Forced full justify in text block
Expand selection: beginning of score/part
Align text block to left
Expand selection: end of score/part
Center text block horizontally
Expand selection: next staff above
Align text block to right
Expand selection: next staff below
Align text block to top
Expand selection: all staves to top of system
Center text block vertically
Expand selection: all staves to bottom of system
Align text block to bottom
Implode music
Format text: bold
Explode music
Format text: italic
Smart Shape tool Format text: underline
Flip selected slur or bend direction Decrease text size
Set selected slur or bend direction to automatic Increase text size
Move between primary/secondary handles Line spacing
Hide secondary handles Standard frame
Custom frame
Articulation tool
Frame attributes
Flip
Character settings
Above Note
Insert symbol: flat
Below Note
Insert symbol: natural
Automatic
Insert symbol: sharp
Insert page number
 Speedy Entry Step time entry with MIDI

Normal entry (changing durations) Hands-free entry (constant duration)

enter note: hold pitch and press 1–8/CTRL+0 enter note: with caps lock, press 1–8 and play pitch
enter rest: press 1–8/CTRL+0 enter rest: press 1–8 and play any 3-note ½-step cluster

Additional Commands
Change existing note/rest duration
Toggle insert mode
Insert note (with MIDI)
Insert rest (with MIDI)
Insert note (without MIDI)
Insert rest (without MIDI)
Constrain dragging a note/rest
Return rest to default position
Combine/split rest from rests on same beat in other layers
Display the Edit Frame dialog box

Move to previous/next entry

Move to beginning/end of measure
Jump to previous measure
Jump to next measure
Move down a staff
Move up a staff
Move crossbar down/up a step
Switch to next layer
Switch to Voice 1/2

Remove note, rest, or chord

Remove note from chord
Change single note to rest Show/hide accidental parentheses

Change entry to rest Toggle grace note

Hide/show entry Toggle slashed flagged grace note

Flip stem

Double-flat Default stem direction

Flat Break/join beam from previous note

Natural Restore default beaming

Sharp Flatten beam

Double-sharp Tie/untie to next note

Lower by a half-step Tie/untie to previous note

Raise by a half-step Flip tie

Show/hide accidental Default tie direction

Support
Comprehensive help is always available by choosing Help > User Manual.

For additional learning resources and solutions to common Finale questions, visit our Support Portal at finalemusic.com/support.
There, you can also contact our Customer Success Team through email or web-based cases.
 Speedy Entry Step time entry without MIDI
Uncheck Speedy > Use MIDI Device for Input

Using the onscreen crossbar Using the keyboard (with caps lock)
enter note: position crossbar for pitch and press 1–8/CTRL+0 enter note: specify pitch (see below) and press 1–8/CTRL+0
enter rest: press CTRL+SHIFT+1–7 (number row only) enter rest: press CTRL+SHIFT+1–7 (number row only)

Q W E R T Y U I
8vb

A S D F G H J K
Normal

Z X C V B N M <
8va

Simple Entry
Show/hide courtesy accidental
Add interval: unison through octave above Numeric keypad commands
Add interval: ninth above
Add interval: second through ninth below
Add pitch: A through G
Change pitch step up diatonically (caret or selection)
Change pitch step down diatonically (caret or selection)
Change pitch octave up (caret or selection)
Change pitch octave down (caret or selection)
Enter pitch: A through G
Break/join beam or flatten beam
Flip enharmonic
Change to grace note
Show/hide entry
Flip stem or auto stem
Combine/split rest with rests on the same beat in other layers
Select augmentation dot
Select grace note
Select next entry above
Select next entry below
Select previous entry
Select next entry
Select previous measure
Select next measure